long-term deal

All right, “Mad Men” fans, you can let out a sigh of relief. Creator and showrunner Matthew Weiner has just inked a long-term deal with AMC and Lionsgate assuring that he’ll be at the helm for a fifth, sixth — and possibly 7th season.

“I want to thank all of our wonderful fans for their support.” said Weiner in a press release. “I also want to thank AMC and Lionsgate for agreeing to support the artistic freedom of myself, the cast and the crew so that we can continue to make the show exactly as we have from the beginning. I’m excited to get started on the next chapter of our story.”

“Mad Men” has made television history as the only cable series to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama and the Golden Globe for Best Television Series-Drama for three
consecutive years.